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Belle (2. 01. 3 film) - Wikipedia. Belle is a 2. 01. British perioddrama film directed by Amma Asante, written by Misan Sagay and produced by Damian Jones.

It stars Gugu Mbatha- Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Sam Reid, Matthew Goode, Emily Watson, Sarah Gadon, Tom Felton and James Norton.[3][4]The film is inspired by the 1. Dido Elizabeth Belle beside her cousin Lady Elizabeth Murray, at Kenwood House, which was commissioned by their great- uncle, William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, then Lord Chief Justice of England. Very little is known about the life of Dido Belle, who was born in the West Indies and was the illegitimate mixed- race daughter of Mansfield's nephew. She is found living in poverty by her father and entrusted to the care of Mansfield and his wife. The fictional film centres on Dido's relationship with an aspiring lawyer; it is set at a time of legal significance, as a court case is heard on what became known as the Zong massacre, when slaves were thrown overboard from a slave ship and the owner filed with his insurance company for the losses. Lord Mansfield rules on this case in England's Court of King's Bench in 1.

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Abolition of the Slave Trade Act of 1. Dido Elizabeth Belle Lindsay was born in 1. Maria Belle, an enslaved African woman in the West Indies, and Captain Sir John Lindsay, a British Royal Navy officer.

After Dido's mother's death in 1. Captain Lindsay takes her from the West Indies slums and entrusts her to his uncle William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, the Lord Chief Justice, and his wife Elizabeth, who live at Kenwood House, an estate in Hampstead outside London. Lord and Lady Mansfield raise Dido as a free gentlewoman, along with their niece Lady Elizabeth Murray, who came to live with them after her mother died and her father remarried.

When the two cousins reach adulthood, the Mansfields commission an oil portrait of their two great- nieces, but Dido is unhappy about sitting for it as she is worried that it will portray her as a subordinate, similar to other portraits she has seen depicting aristocrats with black servants. Dido's father dies and leaves her the generous sum of £2,0. Lady Elizabeth, by contrast, will have no income from her father, whose son from his new wife has been named his sole heir. Arrangements are made for Elizabeth to have her coming- out to society, but Lord and Lady Mansfield believe no gentleman will agree to marry Dido because of her mixed- race status, so while she will travel to London with her cousin, she will not be "out" to society. Lord Mansfield agrees to take a vicar's son, John Davinier, into an apprenticeship for law. In 1. 78. 3, Mansfield hears the case of Gregson v.

Gilbert, regarding the payment of an insurance claim, for slaves killed when thrown overboard by the captain of a slave- ship — an event now known as the Zong massacre. Dido helps her uncle with his correspondence and after John tells her about the Zong case, she begins sneaking correspondence to him which he believes will advance the cause of the abolitionists. Lord Mansfield and John have a disagreement on the main issue of the case. John is told not to see Dido again, and his apprenticeship is at an end.

Dido’s aunts, Lady Mansfield and Lady Mary Murray, Lord Mansfield's sister, seek to steer Dido into an engagement with Oliver Ashford, son of a scheming grand dame and younger brother to the bigoted James Ashford. At first James is interested in Elizabeth but stops courting her once he discovers she will have no inheritance. Oliver, who is without fortune, proposes to Dido and she accepts, although she continues to see John. James takes Dido aside, tells her she will disgrace his family's name, then insults and manhandles her. Dido later tells Elizabeth of his true character and says she will give part of her inheritance to her for a dowry so she can find a different match.

Lord Mansfield finds out about Dido's visits to John and confronts both of them. During the confrontation, John professes his love for Dido. Sometime later, Dido meets with Oliver and breaks off their engagement. Dido is relieved when the painting is unveiled, showing her as Elizabeth's equal. She tells Lord Mansfield that the portrait commission proves that he can defy convention. Dido sneaks into the balcony of the Inn of Court, so that she can hear Lord Mansfield narrowly rule that the Gregson slave- trading syndicate, based in Liverpool, is not due insurance payments for the slaves the crew threw overboard during the voyage.

The ship's officers claimed they ordered this action because they were out of potable water. Lord Mansfield discovers, however, that the Zong passed by many ports without stopping for more water, before killing the slaves. It appeared to Lord Mansfield that the slaves were over- crowded, making them sick and not likely to fetch a high price at auction, so the officers decided they would be worth more in insurance payments after their loss. Lord Mansfield sees John and Dido outside the Court after his ruling and says that Dido can only marry a gentleman. Therefore, he agrees to resume John's apprenticeship in law, so that he can become a lawyer.

Dido and John share a kiss, both in full acknowledgement of their romantic feelings. On- screen text informs the viewer that Dido and John married and had two sons (they actually had three), that Elizabeth also married and had children, and that the painting hung at Kenwood House until 1. Scone Palace in Scotland, the birthplace of Lord Mansfield. Gugu Mbatha- Raw as Dido Elizabeth Belle, the protagonist. She is a strong- willed and well- educated young woman, born from Captain Sir John Lindsay's affair with a slave woman. Since her father acknowledged her as his child and later left her a considerable inheritance, she's part of the high society and free not to pursue a marriage.

She gradually befriends John Davinier over the Zong case, and her input eventually leads Lord Mansfield to rule against the traders. Tom Wilkinson as William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, the great- uncle of Dido and Elizabeth (Dido's father being the son of Lord Mansfield's sister, and Elizabeth's father the son of Lord Mansfield's brother), who is their guardian since they were children, and whom they address as "Papa".

As Lord Chief Justice, he is the most powerful judge in England. Upon Dido's arrival to his mansion, he quickly takes to loving her as if she was her own, despite her heritage. Sam Reid as John Davinier, a vicar's son who seeks apprenticeship from Lord Mansfield in pursuit of a career as a lawyer.

He's idealistic and passionate in his moral convictions, and meets with an abolitionist group. Emily Watson as Lady Elizabeth Mansfield, Lord Mansfield's wife. She is very caring toward her nieces, although she sees order and etiquette as essential. Watch Magma: Volcanic Disaster Online IMDB. She tries very hard to find Elizabeth a suitable match. Sarah Gadon as Lady Elizabeth Murray, Elizabeth is cheerful and affectionate toward her cousin Dido, and the two of them are inseparable since childhood and consider themselves sisters.

Due to Elizabeth's father having a male heir from his second marriage, she's left without a dowry, which complicates her finding a suitable husband. Miranda Richardson as Lady Ashford, a scheming lady who attempts to marry off her two sons to the Mansfield girls. She feels contempt for Dido's heritage, but she's able to put that aside in order to let her son James put his hands on Dido's dowry.

Penelope Wilton as Lady Mary Murray, the manager of the household and governess of Dido and Elizabeth. Her demeanor is firm but caring, and teaches Elizabeth and Dido the ways of etiquette, music and embroidery. She is a spinster but had a one- time gentleman caller. Tom Felton[5] as James Ashford, the arrogant firstborn of Lord and Lady Ashford who also shares his mother's contempt for Dido's heritage & even assaults her at one point. He courts Elizabeth until he discovers her impoverished status.